Two Killed, Two Others Wounded At Fangak Wedding
Two people have been killed and two others wounded during a wedding in Fangak County, Jonglei State, an official has said. 18 May 2013 By Jacob Achiek Jok BOR, 17 May 2013 [Gurtong] – The Fangak County Commissioner John Matien Kuol has said that Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) officer returned back from his leave and killed a man and wounded two women in a wedding on Thursday in Fangak County. Matien said on phone from Fangak that after the death of a civilian, the brother to the dead person went and killed a brother of the SPLA officer. “The incidence happen when an officer identified as Gadet Ghai opened fire at the gathering during socialization at wedding dance in the villages of Tungruop of Manajam Payam,” Matien said. Commissioner said the suspect might have been drunk and that is why he started shooting randomly in the wedding adding that the investigation will be conducted to find out what had happened. The county commissioner said that wounded people have been admitted at Juaibor hospital, the county main hospital. He said that authorities concerned have taken some measure by sending police to the area adding that his villages within the county have been calm. He said that within the county all the soldiers were given instructions not to come to the county headquarters with their rifles for the sake of better security in the county. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
